In the tenth week of the 2025 Mississippi Legislative Session, the Senate passed a number of appropriation bills, along with a Rules calendar saluting exemplary citizens. Senate Resolution 96 honors Senator Hillman T. Frazier who was named recipient of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) Thomas Murphy Legacy Award. The Senate also passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 535, and House Concurrent Resolution 59, honoring the life and distinguished public service career of former House Speaker Pro Tempore Robert George Clark, Jr., upon his passing. Passage of House Bill 662 revises criteria for presumptive eligibility for pregnant women to conform to federal laws and regulations to receive pre-natal care through Medicaid by having regular access to medical care before delivery. Passage of House Bill 1268 creates the Mississippi Save Our Service Member Task Force to study and make recommendations concerning mental health needs of military members.
Other bills passed included: · House Bill 1203 prohibits camping on public property. · House Bill 1459 authorizes Supreme Court Justice to appoint full-time and part-time judges for the Capitol Complex Improvement District. · Senate Bill 2280 establishes the Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp for hunters. · House Bill 1077 prohibits sale of Kratom products to persons under 21 and sets forth guidelines to ensure public safety. · Senate Bill 2899 increases salaries for court reporters. · Senate Bill 2469 creates a committee to study solutions to unmerchantable and uninsurable titles resulting from tax sales. · House Bill 1201 creates tax incentives for developers to improve tax forfeited, blighted properties in Mississippi. · House Bill 1491 establishes the Cloud Center of Excellence for phased-in cloud computing and storage by state agencies and governing authorities. · Senate Bill 2239 adds Forrest and Wayne counties to the list of places where state offenders can by housed. · House Bill 1308 makes grooming of children for sexual exploitation a criminal offense. · House Bill 1063 creates the Mississippi State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act. · House Bill 1193 prohibits DEI statements and practices in public K-12 and postsecondary schools. Senator Rod Hickman on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, led presentation of Senate Resolution 63, honoring the memory and military service of Black Hawk pilot U.S. Army Warrant Officer Andrew Loyd Eaves of Brooksville, who lost his life in action in an in-air collision in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2025, along with two other service members when they collided with a commercial American Airlines flight during a training mission.
Senator Angela Hill and Representative Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes on Thursday, March 13, 2025, led the presentation of Senate Resolution 90, to the Pearl River Central High School Blue Devil Cheerleading Team, Head Coach Liz Smith and Assistant Coach Tasha Morris, for winning consecutive 2024-2025 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championships.
The Senate met a Wednesday, March 12, 2025, deadline for original floor action on general bills and constitutional amendments originating in the House, a Thursday, March 13, 2025, deadline for reconsideration and passage of general bills and constitutional amendments originating in the House, and a Friday, March 14, 2025, deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider general bills and constitutional amendments originating from the House.
The Senate faces a Tuesday, March 18, 2025, deadline for original floor action on appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House, a Wednesday, March 19, 2025, deadline for reconsideration and passage of appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House, a Thursday, March 20, 2025, deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House, and a Friday, March 21, 2025, deadline to concur or not concur in amendments from the House to appropriation and revenue bills, and deadline for introduction of local and private bills that are revenue bills.
